What’s going on, people of the world and beyond? I just wanted to drop in and say hello. I hope everybody and their family and friends are doing alright. These are turbulent, unprecedented, historic times, to say the least. This time, I’m not going to talk about the Middle East. The situation is horrible, terrible all the way around. It’s not really going to help anybody me talking about it. Some of the things I said previously were evoked by the horrific, vicious brutality of the situation. Since I am a human being, it will make me have some type of feelings. In reality, I have to accept that this is our day and age. We mourn, but then life goes on. While I’m not to ignore it, I can’t let things I have no control over cause me grief. Now, the situation is in the hands of those with access to the levers of power. Will they choose to make things better? Or will the problem continue to spiral? Decades of bad policy will be hard to repair.  I’ve heard people refer to it as a doom loop. I think that’s an accurate description. Nevertheless, eventually, brighter days are ahead. I have thoughts and feelings on the subject, and if I feel it necessary to take the subject up again, I will. Still, until then, I would recommend that you follow the bloggers who are experiencing the situation from the inside, and I would suggest you listen to the experts.

I hope that everybody who was in the path of that ferocious hurricane made it through unharmed. I have quite a few relatives in the Atlanta area. Regardless of the weather, I pray for their safety every day. Thankfully, it seems everyone is ok. They sent me some astonishing pictures of some really high flood water. As of this writing, millions of people still don’t have power. Since we now live in the era of superstorms, you have to prepare and plan your life accordingly. Even out here, it’s almost October, and we are still experiencing triple-digit days. Nothing good ever happens when it is that hot. 

Today, I wanted to discuss life and business and have a little more fun with this update. As you all know, I’m always working on music; it's my thing. I’m happy with what I’ve been able to create, and I’m excited to share it with everyone who is interested. It’s an ever-changing day and age regarding how people consume music and media in general. Society is very visual, so every song, trak, and beat needs a video or some enticing type of visual representation. I have a vision and idea of what it is that I want to do, but it is not something that I have done before, and it is not something that is even being done as far as I can tell. So, I have to create the templates as well as the process. Please don’t get me wrong; everything doesn't have to be overly complicated. As a matter of fact, what I have planned is actually pretty simplistic. When I first had this idea, I wanted to do a lot with audio-reactive music visualizers, which is still the plan. There are artists seeing success online in that genre of urban-style instrumentals. I want to take the level of excitement and sophistication up a notch or two. Recent developments in generative technologies make it possible to create stunning images and graphics almost instantly. I can incorporate those graphics into my music videos to help me tell a more compelling story. I should be able to duplicate this process rather quickly. This will allow me to publish high-quality work frequently at a low cost. I don’t want an AI to just generate a whole video for me, but some help along the way to speed up the process would be incredibly beneficial.  I should be able to make changes in the templates so that every song is unique and the media doesn’t become repetitive. It is my goal to give every video its own Wow factor. This will help me get and retain more eyes and hears on the media in hopes of generating a buzz around the music itself and capturing the attention of music supervisors and the general public. In the process, cultivating an audience of those who are connoisseurs of this style of music. I’ve mentioned this before: I currently have a few dozen trax completed and ready to drop. That doesn’t include my older songs and videos. These are all fresh new, never heard anywhere else before music. I’m realistic about the business, and from what I have ascertained from my research is that it may actually take several hundred trax to start generating a substantial income. At the same time, it is still always possible that one song can change the trajectory of your life and your career. While I do have some trials and experimentation ahead of me. I don’t think it’s going to be that steep of a learning curve to overcome. I will start out making videos for the trax that I already have. What I think will happen is that in a short amount of time after, When I get about 10 – 15 videos into the process. Due to the fact that I’m not going to stop working on new music even when I start video editing. I still want to keep the momentum flowing that I have in the lab. I believe this will begin to reprogram my brain and calibrate my thinking. So that I’ll get to the point where I’m already thinking about the visuals while I am just still making the beat. Creating new neurotransmitter connections. Eventually, they will merge into one process where I am using the sound and video software simultaneously. Making the instrumental and the video at the same time.  When I am able to do that and publish that media shortly thereafter. I think that is when things will really start popping off for me and will start gaining traction as far as the whole music media content creation situation goes. Since the technology itself is relatively new but improving rapidly. The overall quality should be excellent but continue to improve at a fast pace. I have been refining and evolving the structure of my most recent trax. I am getting away from those long 8 – 10 minute, very layered excursions. I’ve trying to cut the lengths down to 2 – 3 minutes with a lot less layers of course. What I mean by layers is all the different sound elements you have in one song. The advantage of making these shorter, more straightforward songs is they take a lot less time to create. However, I do think that both these long and shorter format songs will have their own distinct practical applications. I can’t tell you exactly when I’ll start publishing all signs point to it should be pretty soon. Once it starts flowing, it’s going to keep going. 

I wanted to briefly discuss some of the businesses I have previously mentioned. First, I’ll discuss the transportation rideshare car service. I was going to provide the premium professional level of service. As I figured it would be a good use of my commercial driver's license. The only other thing you need is a new onyx on onyx luxury car. You could earn 4x what an ordinary rideshare driver would make per trip. I thought it would be fun and adventurous because you could drive anywhere and work. Any big sporting events, conventions, and concerts would all be opportunities to generate decent revenue. The main reason, among others, that I decided against trying this business is because of the cost of insurance. Yearly rates for the required insurance are: ($8,000 – $12,000). Every business needs insurance, and I understand why it’s so expensive. The cargo you are transporting is people. With a thousand-dollar insurance payment hanging over your head every month. Not to mention fuel, vehicle depreciation, and other expenses related to vehicle maintenance. Even though all those things can be written off. You would still be under tremendous pressure to work long days and hours to turn a profit. This business model doesn’t make sense unless you want to start a fleet and have two or three drivers working for you. To me, that sounds like way more of a headache than it’s worth. You have to have insurance, but it doesn’t do anything to grow or improve the business. You could probably make a comparable amount of money if you bought a thousand dollars in crypto every month and literally not have to do anything at all. Please note that for regular ridesharing, all you need is your standard insurance. When you are on a fair, you will be covered by the company for which ever app you are currently working through. At the I really needed the extra income so driving for the regular service is what I was going to do. Fortunately, things worked out for me so that it is unnecessary for me to have to do that. I was able to make the extra revenue without leveraging away any more of my time. This year was good things came to together for the best. Already, next year is looking to be even a lot better. It all is a lot of the small stuff, but it’s the small things that help you progress forward or keep you moving in reverse. I can’t get too deep into the details today because many things are still in motion, but let's say all the numbers look good. I'm feeling good about my trajectory. What’s the number one rule of business? If something is working, keep doing it, but if it’s not working, then why are you doing it? In the next one, I will talk about another business I tried and also discuss my new venture and why I have so much reason for optimism. Until then, I wish you all the best, success, health and wealth, prosperity and clarity. Thank you for stopping by to read my thoughts it means a lot. Karma is Real the future is bright. I hope you had a safe, comfortable weekend and pleasant dreams, and have a good night.